Pond plants...

[kathateria]

Hello everyone
Ive set up my first pond.I got a pre made liner,with a slope built in,to allow frogs easy access.
The plants I have bought are
Hippuris vulgaris
Marsh Marigold
Gerum rivale
Yellow water iris
Nymphoides peltata
Water soldiers
There are some oxygenators that are sunken with weights.Im not sure what they are.The leaves are very thin,but not parrot feathers (online images)
I have seeded around the edge,with grass seed,which is shooting up now
The water soldiers seen to have died off Will they come back?

[Dorts]

Water Soldier - Stratiotes aloides, sinks to the bottom of the pond in the winter and rises to near the suface as the water warms and the days lengthen in the spring. Usually last years plants will develop 3 or 4 young side shoots which become this years new plants, the old 'crown may then die.
Dorts.

[Kayleigh]

I had water soldier mine died too..

[dampflippers]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

I had water soldier mine died too..

Once these get a hold they will multiply alot, but are easy to hook out if they start to take over.
I had one that kept sunk, but I have seen ponds full of them.

[kathateria]

I hear alot about water cress.People buy it as food,and throw it in.Does this count for the cut cress,thats bagged up in tesco? There are no roots on it.

[Kayleigh]

I dont know about cut cress but a bag of normal watercress its sometimes sold with rocket you could take this out and eat it and throw the watercress in..

[Red Robin]

I think it helps it if it has roots. The packaged watercress in supermarkets is usually cut and without roots whereas a bunch from a local fruit 'n veg shop will often have roots (thin white strands).